YOSA leaves for China

The Youth Orchestras of San Antonio (YOSA) left on their “Great Tour of China” today. Last night they gave San Antonio a sneak preview of their tour repertoire at a free concert. Here is a snippet of Troy Peters conducting George Gershwin’s “It ain’t necessarily so.”

This video comes directly from my official YOSA Tour Spy, Texas Public Radio’s John Clare, who is traveling “embedded” on the tour. Here is the entire YOSA tour repertoire:

On Thursday, June 17, at 6 p.m. at Treadaway Recital Hall, St. Mary’s University, the San Antonio Brass will perform several highlights from their past season’s concerts. They also have two student concerts, both at Treadaway Recital Hall at St. Mary’s University:

Friday, June 18 at 6 p.m.: Camp Like-Instrument Ensembles

Saturday, June 19 at 2 p.m.: Camp “Grand Finale Concert”

If brass isn’t your “thing” and the human voice is, then you are in luck. The San Antonio Opera presents one of opera’s most celebrated figures, legendary tenor José Carreras at the Majestic Theatre on June 17 at 7:30 p.m. Carreras is perhaps best known for his association with the Three Tenors, a distinction he shared with Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo. For more information visit http://www.saopera.com/.

ALSO: The San Antonio Opera presents “Rigoletto” on June 18, 19 and 20 at the Municipal Auditorium.